The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-08
HOME AND FARM.

Salt at the root OF plum trees IS
advocated for diminishing curculio.
The Juice of half a lemon in glass
of water, without sugar, will frequent
ly cure sick headache.
Make some pastures with tight
fences so as to give the hogs good
pasturage. Prairie Farmer.
Any old field planted in corn, fer
tilted in the hill, and afterward sown
in peas, will double in yielding capacity
the following season.
Care of Cutlery: Iron rust may be
removed by mixing salt with lemon
Juice or wetting salt with hot vitriol.-
/ Farm, Field and Stockman.
Beetles often initiate hornets, since
the latter are insects to which birds in
search of animal food prefer to give a
very wide berth.-Cincinnati Times
Two apples kept in a tin cake-box
will keep moderately rich cake moist
a great length of time, if the apples
ara renewed when withered. Farm
and Fireside.
An experienced bee-keeper states
that if honey be placed while hot in
glass jars and the jars sealed the honey
will not candy, which is a difficulty to
be avoided.
For lame sheep apply the follow
ing with swab on stick: NJ uratic
acid, two ounces; butyr of anthony,
two ounces; white vitriol, one ounce.
Pulverize and mix.
Lemon Pie: The pulp of two
lemons cut in slices, the grated rind Of
one, one cup each of sugar and water,
and one-half cup of flour; bake with
two crusts.-Household.
Watch for the "currant worm;''
whenever ragged leaves appear.
syringe with white hellebore. q table,
spoonful of the powder to pailful of
water; repeat in five days.
As soon as the small webs are seen
in the trees, remove them. Daily jar
ring the plum trees, and catching the
curculios on sheets, is the only way to
treat this insect. Cincinnati Times.
Sheep Craze very closely, and
should not be allowed on grass that is
backward in growth or where the field
is not we'll covered, unless such grass
be undesirable. Louis Republican.
Fruit growing by itself is usually
profitable. but combined with poultry
farming would be still more so. as the
ground would be used for two pur-
poses instead of one.-Americas Po@l-
try Journal.
Grass is the foundation of success in
farming. It assists during the process
of rotation to improve the soil, and en-
ables more and better stock to be kept.
The farmer who succeeds in securing a
good hay crop has won half the battle.
Indianapolis Journal.
Horses put to hard work will al.
most surely show puffy spots under the
harness. which will soon make bad
gals if neglected. Lift the harness
and battle the spots with cold water
when the teams rest, and at evening.
Make sure that collars, especially, fit
well and are smooth and hard.
To Prepare Your Own Cocoanut:
Crate and spread on plates; allow six
tablespoons of sugar to one nut; set
near the stove, stirring often until dry,
which takes about one and one-half
days. Pack in cocoanut cans, close
tight, and set away; far nicer than the
prepared that you buy.-Home and
Farm
Paper may be stuck to flower pots
in this way: Use thin paper for label.
and attach with white gelatine in solu-
ton, to which has been added one per
cent of bichromate of potash. This
must be done in dark or obscure
room. Then expose the labels to sun
light. After writing. varnish with
solution of shellac in alcohol.
Rye Drop Cakes: Two cups sour
milk; one egg, well beaten; one tea
spoonful soda, dissolved in boiling wa
ter; enough rye meal for batter that
will spread easily on the griddle. Mix
together the milk, meal and egg, add
the soda and beat thoroughly. Bake
Immediately on a hot griddle, or in
gem pans we'll oiled; if in gem pans
the oven must be hot and the cakes
should bake about half an hour. -Bos.
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